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Friday, 6 April 1883
# Vendredi 6 avril 1883
There is a ball this evening at the Hôtel Continental in aid of the women's charitable association. Maman being a patroness, we go. I wear white tulle with a garland of lily of the valley across the dress.
Il y a un bal ce soir a l'hotel Continental au profit de l'association charitable des femmes du monde. Maman etant patronnesse nous y allons. Moi en tulle blanc avec une guirlande de muguet a travers la robe.
Brisbane is with us, very charming. I do not dance — that goes without saying — but we are very much surrounded.
Brisbane est avec nous, tres gentille. Je ne danse, pas cela va sans dire mais nous sommes tres entourees.
Many acquaintances and nothing interesting, except perhaps Madame Presseq, who was with the Kanchines, to whom I had wished to show myself other than in working clothes.
Beaucoup de connaissances et rien d'interessant sauf peut-etre Mme Presseq qui etait avec les Kanchine a qui je voulais me montrer autrement qu'en tenue de travail.
I work on the painting and a portrait of Bojidar — very stylish… Bojidar and Alexis are our commissioners and our other escorts are Messrs. de Souis de Saporta, Engelhardt, Lachaud, Sautereau, Goujon (a Franco-Russian, very rich they say) and many others.
Je fais le tableau et un portrait de Bojidar, tres chic... Bojidar et Alexis sont nos commissaires et nos autres cavaliers MM. de Souis de Saporta, Engelhardt, Lachaud, Sautereau, Goujon (un franco-russe, tres riche dit-on) et beaucoup d'autres.